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Dominique Strauss-Kahn said yesterday that he had no idea that his sexual partners were prostitutes because they were introduced to him by police officers.

The former managing director of the International Monetary Fund made the claim during his detention for questioning on suspicion of aiding and abetting pimping and misuse of corporate funds.

Mr Strauss-Kahn, 62, once an overwhelming favourite to succeed Nicolas Sarkozy as President, was released after two days under arrest in a police station in Lille, northern France. He has been summoned next week by a magistrate who is likely to place him under formal investigation.